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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-23
OBITUARY.
Seth C. Mohatt, Member of Congress from the
State of Michigan.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22-Representative Seth
C.. Moffatt of Michigan, died at the Providence
Hospital at 7:30 this morning from blood poison
ing, superinduced by malignant carbuncle.
His illness did not assume serious phase until
three days ago. when he moved from
fore his removal. Mr.. Moffat became
deirious and never recovered his faculties
rallied from the attack. Owing TO the inter
ruptiou of the telegraph his wife. who in
Traverse Mich, could not be notified of her
husbands illness until Tuesday night, that
she was not able to reach Washington in time to
be present at his death. The members of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon society. of which he was
member. will take appropriate action upon his
death. The remains will be taken Traverse.
Mich, the home of the deceased, when his wife
arrives in Washington.
Seth c. Moffatt born at Battle Creek,
Mich. August TO- 1s41 received a common
school education; student ono year in the
literary department. and two years in the law
department of Michigan University. studying
the last year in the Office of Hon. T. NJ. Cooley;
graduated from the law department of Michigan
University in 1863, and has since been engaged
in his profession; was prosecuting attorney for
Grand Traverse and Leelenaw counties for ten
years was q member of the State Senate of
Michigan in 1S71-1S72; was member of the
constitutional commission in 1873 was register
of the United States land Office at Traverse
City from 1874 to 1878; a member of the
State House of Representatives of Michigan in
1S81-1SS2, serving as Speaker both terms: was
delegate to the national Republican convention
at Chicago in 1884; and elected To the
Forty ninth and Fiftieth Congresses Repub-
lcan.
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philaaelphia Secure. a Harvard Pitcher.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-James A. Tying,
the well-known Harvard College pitcher has
been signed, and will play with the PhiladelDhia
Base ball Club next season. Tgng is fine all
round player, and will assume the duties of the
newly-created Office of director of athletic
sports of the Philadelphia club. The design is
to attract athletic sports of all kinds to the Phil
adeiphia grounds.
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Insurance Company Goe. ou, OF Business.

BROOKLYN, n. Y. Dec. 22-The Montauk
Fire Insurance Company. of this city, has de-
cided to discontinue business, and will reinsure
all of its outstanding risks with the Niagara
Fire Insurance Company. OF New York city.
The Mortauk organized in 1857. Too
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Insurance Officials Indicted.

HARTFORD, Conn. Dec. 22.-The grand jury
tonight returned indictments against j. S Par
sons president; Robert E. Beecher. secretary.
and Isaac w. Hakes, a clerk of the Continental
Life Insurance Company, charged with false en-
tries and returns. Parsons has been in Canada
tWa weeks
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-23
This win Reduce the surplus.

WASHINGTON, Dec 22.-The Secretary of the
Treasury to-day transmitted to Congress esti-
mates to meet deficiencies in the expenditures
of the various departments of the government
for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1887, and prior
years, amounting to $3.50, 97s He also sub
mits an estimate aggregating So, 075 274. to meet
urgent demands upon the government for the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1888, and a schedule
of claims amounting to 1888, 703. allowed by the
Sixth Auditor account of compensation of
postmasters under the readjustmsnt act Of 1883.
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Naming the Baby.
Boston Hera1.


The respondent papa of a newly born No
girl WAS asked the other day what he had called
the child. Chestnut" was the grim reply, and
congratulations were reserved
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Steamship News.

BosToN, Dec. 22.-Arrived: Siberian, from
Glasgow; Jan Breydel. from Antwerp. Both
experienced heavy weather.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 22.-A:rived Trave,
from New Y ork for Bremen.
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Lieutenant Graydon's Explosives.
Special to the Indianapolis Journai.

Special to the Indianapolis Journas.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-Lieutenant G.aydon
left for Indianapolis tonight. Before leaving
he said to the Journal correspondent that the
recent experiments in firing dynamite cartridges,
off Sandy Hook. with the Ames rifle-gun bore.
proved beyond question that the penetrating
force of this powerful explosive can be regu-
lated to almost any point desired. He succeeded
in demolishing ten-inch rurret, and also sent a
shot four and quarter miles out into the sea-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-23

CIRCULATE the Regulator" by the use of
Warmers Log Cabin Sarsaparilla- Sold py all
druggists. Take no other. 120 doses 81
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For throat and lung troubles Ayers Cherry
Pectoral, seasonably taken, is certain specific.
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YANKEE sULLIyAN'S GRAVE.

Was the Great Prize-Fighter Done Ava,
With by the Vigilance COMMITTEES?
Providence Journal.
Not far from the cas- tern extremity of the OLD
Mission Dolores Gene terry. near San Francisco
there is a plain, white marble monument. some
eight or ten feet in height, upon which is carved
the following inscription:
JAMES SULLIVAN
Who Died by the Hands of the v. c.,
May 81, 1856. Aged 45 Years.
ANTHEM.
Remember not, o Lord, offenses,
those of our sins.
Thou shalt bring my soul out of tribulation,
and in Thy mercy Thou shalt destroy mine
emes.
a native BANDoN, IRELAND.
Erected by James Muloy, Jan. %, 1883
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Local Weather Record.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. %, 1887,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30
PICKING our BALLET GIRLS.
TIE ARRAY WHICH RESPONDED To Az ADvrRTIss
MINT At THE ACADENY.

THE ARRAY WHICH RESPONDED TO Az ADVERTISE
MINT At THE ACADEWY.
In res pOnsc TO an adVr.fls NJ calling for goo
women TO appear IN lrrc Eraiy's rartomm' " Ma
zulm," seventy five representatives OF tine fair
assembled yesterday afternoon the stage OF the
Academy Of Music. They were OF the most varied
siz'y and ages ranging from tn, sitcuuatcd chNd ~
about twelve 20 POI ly dame, Of whom II wotld have
been gross hatfciy II so them down a.. having seen
only forty summers All were warmly and comfort
ably dressed. and few boosted genuine seal
skins. Yet all were anxious TO secure the - week
which is the stipend Of the extra lady" Mr. Kahn.
krafy's advance agent charged with what TO tie
ordinary would have been thr painful fash of
selecting 'hc cglbes. and gently ntmang to the In
olgiblcs that they vould not suit To him. however,
II was an old story, and he went % with his business
I'm = manner that showed him equally imrervous
10 shy glanccs bcwitchug smiles flashes Of
full First he chose sixteen Of the tallcst then
sixteen Of the shortest and wound up with thlrtytwo
Of medium size The few who had not been chosen
stood on one side and cast bacfu looks AZ their
fortunate sisters They waited. however. to be- told
In so many words that they wanted. and then
silently stole away. Their wrath was too deep for
utierancc. As soon as Mr. Kahn had secured all the
available ones h turned them Sisnor Coppn,
the ballet master, who fst gave to each a number by
which she will hereafter be known for the ballet girl
HE the guest Of big hotel, has only in
dNldnaty. senor Coppni at once began To instruct
thcn III lir mysteries OF AhlaLOnaN marches.
:" You must have nOtccd,' said Mr.. Kahn how
busin"sskc all those girls They didn't chatter
or gggl@. or Indulge I'm any pranks while waiting to be
picked out. The reason is that they are nearly all
old hands or perhaps, should say, old feet AT ballet
work. Almost every one Of these with rs last
season at either Nibo's staten Island They are
good girls, attend to their duties and give little
bic. We find everything they wear. SO their So
week IS clear except for trhc for malIc-up' Most
of them live at home with their Parents, and the
money they earn here IL very welcome. very few
are struck, and don't need the money. That tall
Girl there I'm the seaskn s quite comfortably of, but
she always goes on while are here
Mazulm" VIII be presented al tho Academy on
January 8, and remain there for ten weeks.
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4 VERDICT IN THE BROWER CASE.

LOUIS T. BROWER HELD RESPONSIBLE ny PIE
CORONER's JURY FOR AssAULTING HIS WIFE.
Yesterday afternoon the jury. which has been SIT
ting at intervals, at Hampstead. L. l.. in tho mys
tcrious assault at Fast Meadow. I'm which Mrs.
Sarah Ann Brewer fatally Injured, rendered the
following verdict
We, tie COrOncrs jury, sworn to render a verdict
TO the injuries received by Sarah Ann Brewer at
East Meadow. on Saturday, December 10. find that
such Injuries were inflicted by Louis f. Brewer or
some person or persons known 10 him and We recon
mend that Louis L. Brewer and Mary Jane Narlng,
evils, lie held without bail 10 await the action Of
the Grand jury and furthermore recommend that tho
authorities OF Queens County take cocnizancc of the
verdict and Offer reward for further evidence In
the
Immediately aftcrward the Coroner ordered Brewer
and Mrs. Lewis to be arraigncd before him, and upon
their counsel announcing that they would waive fur
thor examination he held both for tho action Of the
Grand jury without ball. Several witnesses were
amincd during the morning none, however, giving any
testimony of imports The placing OF Mrs. Lewis
upon the stand created stir I'm the hall She. how
ever short and pointed I'm her answers ard denied
having any knowledge or participation IN the crime
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30

ant cities TO connect with the Southern Pacsc roa at Yuma
A T. The now line will tap OF the LARGEST and rc est
n, ta S,srra ~ -. ~ 49,, 81 - ~ 10y
10 distances on burros Work Ia to he begun May
VIII require three or onr yoars for completion corps OF
surv. - will be IN the fed III twenty days
CHICAGO Dec Tho ILLINOIS freight stl
Ing prosecuted with vIgor roads publish
regular tarfs but make private shippers there
not "a much excite there would Little
freight ia shppet west from Chica Illinois points
TIE low rates but far be ascerta ned
the Chicago aud Alton gets tho bulk of the business This
roac sens deter mined to lecp abont cent below
Le'l lines From Il. Lous the rates to Chicago ami all
Illinois points arc getting badly demorazei as from Chi
cage
Los ANGELES, Dec General Solicitor Bunson,
Achison ro9eka AIT Santa Fe Railroad Com that
company will build road RedoaiO Beach. sixteen miles
west Of Los ADgses To b. IN running orer March
J. The Pacific Stein.hip Company will have fast line OF
from Francisco that p,ut making the trip
In twenty hours Tbs company will ship its freight from
there
Court OF Gage County decided that the 5000 in
bonds voted by the Beatrice 70 the Rock Island road
void 10 tina fact that Tho proposition which
they voted contained provision for paying the phc
pal OF the bonds
sPRIXGFELD ILL., Doc 2aArticles OF Incorporation
Quincy and Beardstown Short Line Railway Company Iti
railway from QUINCY thr-ng h the
counties Of Adams Brown and Cass TO Be<ristown Inc
capital stock IL TO he 81 OUO.OOO.
PEORIA. Dec 29.-Presidont Mackav and company OF
Peoril. Decatur AMI Evansville officials to-day began
specon the Jacksonville Decatur and Southeastern road
Ii that the Peoria Decatur and Evansville viii
acquire that iino In lew days.
CLEVELAND. Dec 90 (Specal).-S s. Hand to-day APP
pointed supeut-n of the Detroit division OF the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad with headquarters at
Detroit He succeeds G. H. Worcester who 10 the New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30

The indictment against Christopher Oscanya an
literary man who was accused Of larceny Ia obtaining
$50 under false prctcnccS from Addison j. Eaichelcr
for a story entitled D." 4 Terrible Might VIII probably
G dismissed Mr.. Batchcllcr, who declared ia" story
sent 10 him 10y Oscanyan was ono wilton D l"@
James o Bricn and published Ia Harper Magazine
va, willing to withdraw the complaint. District
Attorney MARITIME IA, recommended the dismissal oi
the fndlctncn AID ia, Court Of General sessions
VIII act on The case when IL cOuvcncs ncst Tuesday
Tbs story In question sold 10 Mr.. Haichcilrr on
December 20, l--G original work, for 30.
Early IN January The shctcb published in several
ral cr. and II wa, soon aii"iWaid Discovered ihh
similar story had been published In Harper, Maya
zine In 1o1G Oscanyan's story was entitled y
Disastrous Night" Will, the production In liaiprrS'
was called 81" \ Terrible Might O-ralyanH oNpIdha-
ton IT. that lac s,Oriacd with number OF authors ana
writer, ~ l-JG and from tale related bN one oil MS
friends he wrote the story. lie showed ia" manuscript
to Fifz James Olricu. who retained IT several weeks
and shortly aftcIWard went 10 Turkey, his native
lard He did moi know that the aitcIc had been pub
llshcd until Mr.. atchcllcr called his attention 10 The
fact O-canyan IS about sixty mine years old ana Wa~
At one Tine the Turkish Consul to hi, country II"
vas an Intimate friend Of Frank Leslie, In whose pub
LEGATIONS many of his productions have appeared lie
offered 10 refund the money paid To him by Mf.
Haclr Ter before the criminal charge was made Hit
,rournily declined 10 do - on account OF ciior
written to him BY the publisher
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30
OrINN wRIGGLES OUr or IT.

The OF Master Workman James T.. Q1nn, Of District
Assembly No 10 for Assault A H. Bal ard, TRIBUNE
rcser huissi IN the Court Of Special sessions yes
tcrdsv The "do an newspaper men were as
thick a. bees involved the right OF Dunn TO
re2rese OF the from Pythag rtf Hall
lr illnesses July established the lat That tho
.anIt WAS committed the night Of Nov 80, ani the de-
fence was set up Gninn only placed his hin on Mt
BalarFs shouier NOT meaning T. use iorce There was
question about Qpin1s authority in tbs building and the
prosecution admitted that the complainant had not been
.erionsly nfurei The pr discharged after at
le.sf one Gubdred pages test hdi been taken
Onus friends san aft-rwat iltt the Ter Z" Keep 10
rorte. ont OF PvthagOr4 Han would be strictly cniofc" ~
The future the Young women who hod thcli weekly
.- to know 40" thH lhNhu'ule ~
.Ist.uce Of can be s,onre any longer
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THE COTRTS.
ASKED TO ACCOUNT FOR \ MILLION.

AShED o htCOUNI fJis y MllLlONs
STOCKHOLDERS IN WORTHLESS MFXICUN MINES
SUING TIE sHREWD PROJECTORS.
The trial OF a suit which has been pending for some
time brought by Mary \ BeadrsOn AMI Others against
A.lbury happening. John Il. Alley and the United
states Trust COMPANY, for accounting in regard to
the value OF mining stocks representing S0Oo0OO WAS
begun in the supreme Court. Br1osyn, yesterday. Tho
plaintiffs were stockholders IN the Los Nucvo Nunas do
santa Maria Gold and silver Mining Company, formed
to operate mines in sonora Mexico.
o. H. La Grange opened the He said that Pierre
Humbert IT, In l-sl brought - t's CITY option for
the purchase OF nine silver mines iu sonora. which one
Dctlshemcr hat assigned to him He interested
happening and Alley. ani they organized the conn any
with a capital OF S1j.OOO.OO). Mr. Alley was mals
president and Henry Cows aud Of the sev"n
directors Colonel Frederick d. Grant one LacA Of
them paid 50 FOR share OF the stock. The other
800 993 shares uel 10 iiumbcrt as trustee IN
consideration Of the convey 90 tlc mines lie con
yeycI them to D. Ncrcua .. trustee, and stock Ger
tifcl,cs were Issued aul sold by Tia pending at prices
from - 10 TO - a share. The amount retlhci vas
$3.50 900 Informal IN was male public that IOJOOOO
in gold anl silver IN ,-ht in tAe mlnrs ami tEcy
wonld cost %)iO.ob0.
Himbcrt 10 Mexico and ordered 20 send good
reports AMI hc to bc piiI s6bnlb - Ai7 share lie
sonora Lui pail -i'.'Op Tor tine property. .H
after WORK brcII Only $4,000 100 bullion Wn-'
trac'ed before the property We tt-cu"l General ia
Grange declared tlat the scheme conspiracy ana
asked 70 have the Defendants declared trustees ;or al
the money paid to them for tho stock and after "A
reasonable compensation had been lie Uc'ci the balance
WIS turned 10 the Trust COMPANY which Wa male
the receiver Of the mining company in l--]. The de-
PENDANTS inicrpo-e general denial. The hearing Will
occupy several days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30

Not only IS the mileage extraordinarily great but
tho number of different lines constructed is seen TO be
surprisingly large after deducting for the duplicating
of roads lying in StatcS. there no less
than 3G4 lines. OF course the number Of companies
building those lines much less than this. but these
figures show that the new mileage is not made up
chiefly of few long lines but consists Of main lines
and branches ramifyng I'm all directions and supply
Ing facilities for transportation to innumerable com
nunities and to extended regions The greater part
of this prodgious increase Of railways has taken
place in few Western states. New England and
New York contribute scarcely anything to the grand
total The great Middle States add little and the ad
dtons in the Southern States large many
Anticipated although Alabama presents fine record
with 800 miles. Four Ststes and two Territor-
les. Kansas, Texas, Nebraska Colorado, Dakota and
Montana together show addition of over 64O0
miles. about one half of the entire years mileage
of the country. Tho only states from which no new
construction is reported are Vermont Connecticut,
Rhode Island. Delaware and Nevada.
Many of tho lines have been built through compare
lively level country, requiring little grading and bridge
building; but. the other hand, many other lines
have been very costly for example, those over the
Rocky Mountains In Colorado. the Southern Pacific
extension in Northern California. the Achison'S Kan
City and Chicago extension. the Northern Pacifcs
work in the Cascade Mountains and others More
over several Of tbs companies have purchased costly
terminal facilities in large cities. while nearly all have
made extensive purchases OF equipment II is prob
ably fair to assume that the total cost OF roadway
bridges. station buildings, terminal facilities and
ecu pmcnt of these lines averaged $4,000 mile
al which 1t appears that not far from Sj25OOO-
coo has been expended on the lines completed dur
ing ne year. But even this prod giouS sum does not
Iy any means all the outlay for new cOnsruc-
ton. a large amount Of grading and bridge building
has done extensions where the track has not
yet been laid The number of mcH employed at an
average of five to mile OF road was about $4,000
Tho railway mileage Of the United states at the
opening Of 1857 stated to be 1896 miles. The
extensions for the year increase 1t to ljO,s1O miles,
and ii be said that. I'm round numbers, the United
states To DAY has u 900 miles of railway lines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30
THE PETROLEUM MARKET

NEWS FROM THE FIELD NND RAN1T or PRICES
Yesterdays certificate speculation disappointment to
the Prices fell - from
Wednesdays final figure. bat the general expectation had
been that reaction OF three cents would The
again excellent for traders for there
frequ Mt vibrations between tho cxrone quotations OF tho
day 81 and Si4 ce1tsbut while last prices shade
the close sy there rou ghout
quiet absorption o. certificates small There
falling or the volume OF action but tho
that had been expected pointed
the presence wider outside in tie than
supposed The commercial "pubic that Is burn.
Ing OIL Is st hand Up TO Tuesday the pine-nc
only AS arrc daily averageo' 81 f97 barrels
and the shipments 2092 2l5 barrels H. JO barrels
day. The deliveries is 9S9 97 barrels 1898
barrels daily tbs From Saxonbur the
worth considering except that 1t showed drop tho
yield from Wednesdays spur above 900 barrels TO S73 bar
Tho attention that the roleum situation has been
gradually receiving has at last stimulated bulls feeling
which Leaf on arily 10 weak speculative veatnres
These will rect tcmse and without disturbing ho
legitimate situation. The market closed STEADY IN fig
uTes, but the uudertOne strong
The OF prices and the total dealings at the COnsol
dated Exchange were AS followsi
Opening .-...---.----- ~ - Lowest --------- sat
Final $50
Sales barrels $3.50 $50
Refined oil firm and unchanged at = cents per gallon,
Abel test at all ports
OIL CITY, Penn Dec. 29-Natonal Transit Certificates
opened az ssh highest. sgl lowest. sG3. closet 81
sales lGS 600 barrels clearances 63i6O0O Darrss char
teri 2l429 barrels, Shipments. 03.l5O barrels; runs
PlITssrGG Penn Dec 90 Petroleum irregular and fairly
active National Transit Certtclssopened Al ssh; closed
Bs .sroap Per. Dec 90 'i,nll rell,. csrtt4ern
ogened az soi2 az co,si AZ Sta ME1bN 50 lowest
THU .vIfLF. Pom Dec % Ntti'pn rrA1"- csri t'ps
opened At oSis, hGlest 50 lowest sG'. closed s7-